Graham's embrace of Trump fuels competitive fight in South Carolina
By Jordain Carney - 05/05/20 06:00 AM EDT
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a vocal ally of President Trump frequently in the political and media spotlight, is suddenly facing a competitive general reelection race back home.
Graham’s alliance with Trump has helped him avoid a nasty primary fight, while fueling Democratic efforts to unseat him in November.
Scott Huffmon, a political science professor and the executive director for the Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at Winthrop University, predicted that the match up against Jaime Harrison (D), the former chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party and his top opponent, could be “potentially a single-digit race.â€
“The probability is Graham is going to win, but he has not faced this well-known or this well-funded of a candidate probably since … when he first ran for the seat,†Huffmon said. “The question is how are Democrats going to turn out against Trump.â€
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